Method and Device for Sending Bandwidth Request, and Storage Medium and Electronic Device

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for sending a bandwidth request, and a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a payload and a bandwidth request in sequence to an optical line terminal (OLT), wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a data volume of a second data, and the data volume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidth request is generated.

CROSS REFERENCE

This application is a National Stage Filing of the PCT InternationalApplication No. PCT/CN2020/108224 filed on Aug. 10, 2020, which claimspriority to Chinese Application No. 201910975843.6 filed on Oct. 12,2019, the entirety of which is herein incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications,and in particular, relates to a method and device for sending abandwidth request, and a storage medium and an electronic device.

BACKGROUND

A passive optical network (PON) architecture is as shown in FIG. 1, andis a point-to-multipoint network architecture consisting of an opticalline terminal (OLT), an optical distribute network (ODN), and an opticalnetwork unit (ONU). The OLT is connected to a plurality of opticalnetwork units through the ODN.

Upstream sending performed by different ONUs needs to be coordinated bythe OLT through bandwidth allocation so as to avoid conflicts betweensignals sent by different ONUs. A PON system generally calculates anupstream bandwidth of each ONU through dynamic bandwidth assignment(DBA).

In a traditional DBA algorithm, the ONU reports a situation about localdata to be sent to the OLT, and the OLT allocates a bandwidth to the ONUaccording to the situation reported by the ONU. The situation about thelocal data to be sent is indicated by a dynamic bandwidth requestupstream (DBRu). One bandwidth allocation includes a DBRu and a payload.In a bandwidth allocation cycle, data carried in the payload is sentimmediately after the DBRu is sent, the situation about the cache data,requesting for bandwidth allocation, indicated in the DBRu contains thesubsequently sent data carried in the payload, and therefore, when theOLT receives the DBRu, the situation about the data to be sent by theONU indicated in the DBRu should no longer include the data carried inthe payload. At this time, the situation, acquired by the OLT, about thedata to be sent in the ONU is inconsistent with the actual situationabout the data to be sent. That is, the situation, acquired by the OLT,about the data to be sent in the ONU is inaccurate, which in turn leadsto inaccurate DBA allocation.

In view of the inaccuracy of the situation, acquired by the OLT, aboutthe data to be sent in the ONU, which in turn leads to inaccurate DBAallocation in the related technology, no effective solution has yet beenproposed at present.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device forsending a bandwidth request, and a storage medium and an electronicdevice, which can at least solve the problem that inaccuracy of asituation, acquired by an OLT, about data to be sent in an ONU leads toinaccurate DBA allocation in the related technology.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including the followingoperation. In bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container,a payload and a bandwidth request are sent in sequence to an OLT,wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries adata volume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is adata volume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidthrequest is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including the followingoperation. In a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmissioncontainer, a bandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to anOLT, wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth requestcarries a data volume of second data, and the data volume of the seconddata is acquired by subtracting a data volume of the first data from adata volume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidthrequest is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including the followingoperations. In a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmissioncontainer, a bandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to anOLT, wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth requestcarries a data volume of second data, and the data volume of the seconddata is a data volume cached in the transmission container when thebandwidth request is generated. The OLT subtracts a data volume of thefirst data from the data volume of the second data to acquire a datavolume of third data and allocates a bandwidth according to the datavolume of the third data.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method forsending a bandwidth request is also provided, including the followingoperation. A mode for sending a bandwidth request is appointed betweenan ONU and an OLT, wherein the ONU includes one or more transmissioncontainers. The mode for sending the bandwidth request includes at leastone of the following: in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a first payload and a first bandwidthrequest in sequence to the OLT, wherein the first payload carries firstdata, the first bandwidth request carries a data volume of second data,and the data volume of the second data is a data volume cached in thetransmission container when the first bandwidth request is generated; ina bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sending asecond bandwidth request and a second payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the second payload carries third data, the second bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of fourth data, the data volume of thefourth data is acquired by subtracting a data volume of the third datafrom a data volume cached in the transmission container when the secondbandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a third bandwidth request and a thirdpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the third payload carries fifthdata, the third bandwidth request carries a data volume of sixth data,the data volume of the sixth data is a data volume cached in thetransmission container when the third bandwidth request is generated,and the OLT subtracts a data volume of the fifth data from the datavolume of the sixth data to acquire a data volume of seventh data andallocates a bandwidth according to the data volume of the seventh data;and in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container,sending a fourth bandwidth request and a fourth payload in sequence tothe OLT, wherein the fourth payload carries eighth data, the fourthbandwidth request carries a data volume of ninth data, and the datavolume of the ninth data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the fourth bandwidth request is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including: a first sendingmodule configured to, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, send a payload and a bandwidth request insequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carries first data, thebandwidth request carries a data volume of second data, and the datavolume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including: a second sendingmodule configured to, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, send a bandwidth request and a payload insequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carries first data, thebandwidth request carries a data volume of second data, and the datavolume of the second data is acquired by subtracting a data volume ofthe first data from a data volume cached in the transmission containerwhen the bandwidth request is generated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device forsending a bandwidth request is provided, including: a third sendingmodule configured to, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, send a bandwidth request and a payload insequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carries first data, thebandwidth request carries a data volume of second data, and the datavolume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated; and an allocatingmodule configured to subtract a data volume of the first data from thedata volume of the second data to acquire a data volume of third dataand allocate a bandwidth according to the data volume of the third data.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device forsending a bandwidth request is also provided, including: an appointingmodule configured to appoint a mode for sending a bandwidth requestbetween an ONU and an OLT, wherein the ONU includes one or moretransmission container. The mode for sending the bandwidth requestincludes at least one of the following: in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, sending a first payload and afirst bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT, wherein the firstpayload carries first data, the first bandwidth request carries a datavolume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the first bandwidthrequest is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a second bandwidth request and a secondpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the second payload carries thirddata, the second bandwidth request carries a data volume of fourth data,the data volume of the fourth data is acquired by subtracting a datavolume of the third data from a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the second bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a thirdbandwidth request and a third payload in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe third payload carries fifth data, the third bandwidth requestcarries a data volume of sixth data, the data volume of the sixth datais a data volume cached in the transmission container when the thirdbandwidth request is generated, and the OLT subtracts a data volume ofthe fifth data from the data volume of the sixth data to acquire a datavolume of seventh data and allocates a bandwidth according to the datavolume of the seventh data; and in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a fourth bandwidth request and a fourthpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the fourth payload carrieseighth data, the fourth bandwidth request carries a data volume of ninthdata, and the data volume of the ninth data is a data volume cached inthe transmission container when the fourth bandwidth request isgenerated.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided. Thestorage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer programis configured to execute the above-mentioned method for sending abandwidth request at runtime.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, an electronic device is also provided, including a memory, aprocessor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable onthe processor, wherein the processor executes the above-mentioned methodfor sending a bandwidth request when running the computer program.

By means of the embodiments of the present disclosure, in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, a payload and abandwidth request are sent in sequence to an OLT. The payload carriesfirst data, the bandwidth request carries a data volume of the seconddata, and the data volume of the second data is a data volume cached inthe transmission container when the bandwidth request is generated. Thesending order of the payload and the bandwidth request is adjusted, sothat when the bandwidth request is sent, the first data carried in thepayload is no longer indicated in the current bandwidth allocation, andthe data volume of the second data carried in the bandwidth request iscloser to an actual data volume to be sent in the current bandwidthallocation. By virtue of the solution, the problem that inaccuracy of asituation, acquired by an OLT, about data to be sent in an ONU leads toinaccurate DBA allocation in the related technology is solved, and theaccuracy of OLT bandwidth allocation is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings described here are used to provide a furtherunderstanding of the present disclosure and form a part of the presentdisclosure. The schematic embodiments and descriptions of the presentdisclosure are used to explain the present disclosure and do notconstitute an improper limitation on the present disclosure. In thedrawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a PON in the relatedtechnology;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an exemplary method for sending a bandwidthrequest according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart (I) of another exemplary method for sending abandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart (II) of yet another exemplary method for sendinga bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart (III) of a further exemplary method for sending abandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram (I) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram (II) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a structural block diagram (III) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram (IV) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram (I) of an exemplary bandwidth allocationstructure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram (II) of an exemplary bandwidth allocationstructure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 12 is a structural block diagram of an exemplary device accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure will be described in detail below with referenceto the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments. Itshould be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure andfeatures in the embodiments may be combined with each other withoutconflicts.

It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, etc. in thespecification and claims of the present disclosure and the abovedrawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not have to beused to describe a specific order or sequence.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for sending abandwidth request. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an exemplary method forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure.As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes operation S102.

At S102, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container,a payload and a bandwidth request are sent in sequence to an OLT,wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries adata volume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is adata volume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidthrequest is generated.

By means of the above-mentioned method, in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, a payload and a bandwidth requestare sent in sequence to an OLT. The payload carries first data, thebandwidth request carries a data volume of the second data, and the datavolume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated. The sending order ofthe payload and the bandwidth request is adjusted, so that when thebandwidth request is sent, the first data carried in the payload is nolonger indicated in the current bandwidth allocation, and the datavolume of the second data carried in the bandwidth request is closer toan actual data volume to be sent in the current bandwidth allocation. Byvirtue of the solution, the problem that inaccuracy of a situation,acquired by an OLT, about data to be sent in an ONU leads to inaccurateDBA allocation in the related technology is solved, and the accuracy ofOLT bandwidth allocation is improved.

It should be noted that the transmission container may be expressed byT-CONT. One ONU includes one or more T-COUNTs. The bandwidth request issent in a unit of ONU. When the ONU sends the payload or the bandwidthrequest to the OLT at each time, each ONU includes one or more bandwidthallocations of one or more T-COUNTs.

As an exemplary implementation, the operation that, in the bandwidthallocation acquired by the transmission container, the payload and thebandwidth request are sent in sequence to the OLT includes: in thebandwidth allocation acquired by the transmission container, the payloadis sent to the OLT, and after the payload is sent to the OLT, thebandwidth request is sent at a tail position of the bandwidthallocation. A difference between a generating moment of the bandwidthrequest and a sending moment of the bandwidth request is less than orequal to a preset difference.

If the bandwidth request is closer to the tail position of the bandwidthallocation, the data volume of the second data carried in the bandwidthrequest is closer to the data volume cached in the bandwidth allocation,and the OLT has higher accuracy of allocating resources according to thedata volume in the bandwidth request. The difference between thegenerating moment of the bandwidth request and the sending moment of thebandwidth request being less than or equal to the preset difference canbe understood that if the difference between the generating moment ofthe bandwidth request and the sending moment of the bandwidth request issmaller, the generating duration of the bandwidth request is shorter,the generating speed is higher, and the data volume of the second datais closer to an actually cached data volume in the bandwidth allocation.

As an exemplary implementation, before sending the bandwidth request tothe OLT, the method further includes at least one of the followingoperations. First indication information is sent to the OLT, wherein thefirst indication information is used for indicating a sending order ofthe payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation.Second indication information sent by the OLT is received, wherein thesecond indication information is used for indicating a sending order ofthe payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation.

The ONU and the OLT need to make an appointment on the sending order,and the specific manner may be that the ONU sends report informationabout the sending order to the OLT or the OLT indicates the sendingorder to the ONU. The OLT knows that the sending order of the payloadand the bandwidth request is that the bandwidth request is sent afterthe payload is sent, and can directly allocate the bandwidth by use ofthe data volume of the second data to be sent carried in the bandwidthrequest.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for sending abandwidth request. FIG. 3 is a flow chart (I) of an exemplary method forsending a bandwidth request in an embodiment of the present disclosure.As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes operation S202.

At S202, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container,a bandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to an OLT,wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries adata volume of second data, and the data volume of the second data isacquired by subtracting a data volume of the first data from a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidth requestis generated.

It should be noted that when the sending order of the payload and thebandwidth request is not changed, the data volume in the bandwidthrequest may be acquired by the above-mentioned calculating method. Whenthe bandwidth request is sent, the data volume of the first data carriedin the subsequently sent payload is subtracted from the total datavolume cached in the current bandwidth allocation, so as to basicallyacquire a bandwidth that is really requested by the current bandwidthrequest.

As an exemplary implementation, before the bandwidth request and thepayload are sent in sequence to the OLT, the method further includes atleast one of the following operations. First indication information issent to the OLT, wherein the first indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volumeof the second data. Second indication information sent by the OLT isreceived, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volumeof the second data.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method forsending a bandwidth request is provided. FIG. 4 is a flow chart (II) ofanother exemplary method for sending a bandwidth request in anembodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the methodincludes operations S302 and S304.

At S302, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container,a bandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to an OLT,wherein the payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries adata volume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is adata volume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidthrequest is generated.

At S304, the OLT subtracts a data volume of the first data from the datavolume of the second data to acquire a data volume of third data, andallocates a bandwidth according to the data volume of the third data.

It should be noted that the OLT may be indicated, at the same time whenthe bandwidth request is sent, to subtract the data volume of the firstdata from the data volume of the second data to acquire the data volumeof the third data and allocate, according to the data volume of thethird data, the bandwidth. Alternatively, the OLT may also be indicatedin a manner other than the bandwidth request, for example, the OLT maybe indicated by an ONU through other report information or indicationinformation. Alternatively, the OLT and the ONU may make an appointmentin advance. Alternatively, the OLT may send an indication to the ONU.The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specificmanner adopted.

When the sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request in thebandwidth allocation is that the payload is sent after the bandwidthrequest is sent, the ONU, when sending the bandwidth request, maysubtract the data volume of the cached data carried in the payload fromthe data volume carried in the bandwidth request, and send the datavolume acquired by subtraction to the OLT to request for allocating abandwidth. This is a calculating action executed at the ONU.Alternatively, this action may also be executed at the OLT. For example,an optical multiplex unit (OMU) directly sends the bandwidth request andthe payload to the OLT, and the OLT subtracts the data volume of thecached data carried in the payload from the data volume carried in thebandwidth request and then allocates, according to the data volumeacquired by subtraction, the bandwidth to the ONU. If the sending orderis that the bandwidth request is sent after the payload is sent, thereis no need to execute the subtraction operation. After a part of thecached data is carried in the payload and sent, the data volume in thebandwidth request no longer includes the part of cached data carried inthe payload, so the bandwidth can be directly allocated according to thedata volume carried in the payload.

As an exemplary implementation, before in the bandwidth allocationacquired by the transmission container, the bandwidth request and thepayload are sent in sequence to the OLT, the method further includes atleast one of the following operations. First indication information issent to the OLT, wherein the first indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volumeof the third data. Second indication information sent by the OLT isreceived, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volumeof the third data.

There are at least four modes for the ONU to send the bandwidth request,but a sending mode needs to be appointed or negotiated between the ONUand the OLT; or one of the ONU and the OLT reports or indicates asending mode, and the other one of the ONU and the OLT can make acooperation to complete the calculating process. FIG. 5 is a flow chart(III) of yet another exemplary method for sending a bandwidth request inan embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the methodincludes operation S402.

At S402, a mode for sending a bandwidth request is appointed between anONU and an OLT, wherein the ONU includes one or more transmissioncontainers, and the mode for sending the bandwidth request includes atleast one of the following:

in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga first payload and a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT,wherein the first payload carries first data, the first bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of second data, and the data volume of thesecond data is a data volume cached in the transmission container whenthe first bandwidth request is generated;

in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga second bandwidth request and a second payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the second payload carries third data, the second bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of fourth data, the data volume of thefourth data is acquired by subtracting a data volume of the third datafrom a data volume cached in the transmission container when the secondbandwidth request is generated;

in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga third bandwidth request and a third payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the third payload carries fifth data, the third bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of sixth data, the data volume of thesixth data is a data volume cached in the transmission container whenthe third bandwidth request is generated, and the OLT subtracts a datavolume of the fifth data from the data volume of the sixth data toacquire a data volume of seventh data and allocates a bandwidthaccording to the data volume of the seventh data; and in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a fourthbandwidth request and a fourth payload in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe fourth payload carries eighth data, the fourth bandwidth requestcarries a data volume of ninth data, and the data volume of the ninthdata is a data volume cached in the transmission container when thefourth bandwidth request is generated.

As an exemplary implementation, the operation that the mode for sendingthe bandwidth request is appointed between the ONU and the OLT includesat least one of the following operations. The ONU sends first indicationinformation to the OLT, wherein the first indication information is usedfor indicating the mode for sending the bandwidth request. The ONUreceives second indication information sent by the OLT, wherein thesecond indication information is used for indicating the mode forsending the bandwidth request.

It should be noted that for all the foregoing method embodiments, forthe sake of simple description, they are all expressed as a series ofaction combinations, but those having ordinary skill in the art shouldknow that the present disclosure is not limited by the described orderof actions. According to the present disclosure, some operations can beexecuted in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those havingordinary skill in the art should also know that the embodimentsdescribed in the specification are all exemplary embodiments, and theactions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the presentdisclosure.

Through the description of the above implementations, those havingordinary skill in the art can clearly understand that the methodaccording to the above embodiment can be implemented by means ofsoftware and necessary general hardware platforms, of course, it canalso be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former ispreferred implementation. Based on this understanding, the technicalsolution of the present disclosure essentially or the part thatcontributes to the conventional technology can be embodied in the formof a software product, and the computer software product is stored inone storage medium (such as a read-only memory (ROM)/a random accessmemory (RAM), a magnetic disk, and an optical disk) and includes severalinstructions to enable a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, acomputer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methodsdescribed in the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, a device for sending a bandwidth request is alsoprovided. The device is used for realizing the above embodiment andexemplary implementations. Those described will not be repeatedlydescribed. As used below, the term “module” can implement a combinationof software and/or hardware with predetermined functions. Although thedevices described in the following embodiments are preferablyimplemented by software, implementation by hardware or a combination ofsoftware and hardware is also possible and conceived.

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram (I) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the device includes a first sendingmodule 502.

The first sending module 502 is configured to, in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, send a payload and a bandwidthrequest in sequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carries first data,the bandwidth request carries a data volume of second data, and the datavolume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated.

As an exemplary implementation, the first sending module 502 includes afirst sending unit and a second sending unit. The first sending unit isconfigured to, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmissioncontainer, send the payload the OLT. The second sending unit isconfigured to, after the payload is sent to the OLT, send the bandwidthrequest at a tail position of the bandwidth allocation, wherein adifference between a generating moment of the bandwidth request and asending moment of the bandwidth request is less than or equal to apreset difference.

As an exemplary implementation, the device further includes a firstindication information sending module and a first receiving module. Thefirst indication information sending module is configured to send firstindication information to the OLT, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating a sending order of the payload andthe bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation. The first receivingmodule is configured to receive second indication information sent bythe OLT, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation.

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram (II) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the device includes a second sendingmodule 602.

The second sending module 602 is configured to, in the bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, send a bandwidthrequest and a payload in sequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carriesfirst data, the bandwidth request carries a data volume of second data,and the data volume of the second data is acquired by subtracting a datavolume of the first data from a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated.

As an exemplary implementation, the device further includes a secondindication information sending module and a second receiving module. Thesecond indication information sending module is configured to send firstindication information to the OLT, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating a sending order of the payload andthe bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculatingmode of the data volume of the second data to be sent. The secondreceiving module is configured to receive second indication informationsent by the OLT, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating a sending order of the payload and the bandwidth request inthe bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volumeof the second data to be sent.

FIG. 8 is a structural block diagram (III) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the device includes a third sendingmodule 702 and an allocating module 704.

The third sending module 702 is configured to, in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, send a bandwidth request and apayload in sequence to an OLT, wherein the payload carries first data,the bandwidth request carries a data volume of second data, and the datavolume of the second data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the bandwidth request is generated.

The allocating module 704 is configured to subtract a data volume of thefirst data from the data volume of the second data to acquire a datavolume of third data and allocate a bandwidth according to the datavolume of the third data.

As an exemplary implementation, the device further includes a thirdindication information sending module and a third receiving module. Thethird indication information sending module is configured to send firstindication information to the OLT, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating a sending order of the payload andthe bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation, and/or a calculatingmode of the data volume of the third data. The third receiving module isconfigured to receive second indication information sent by the OLT,wherein the second indication information is used for indicating asending order of the payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidthallocation, and/or a calculating mode of the data volume of the thirddata.

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram (IV) of an exemplary device forsending a bandwidth request according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the device includes an appointing module802.

The appointing module 802 is configured to appoint a mode for sending abandwidth request between an ONU and an OLT, wherein the ONU includesone or more transmission containers. The mode for sending the bandwidthrequest includes at least one of the following: in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a first payloadand a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT, wherein the firstpayload carries first data, the first bandwidth request carries a datavolume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the first bandwidthrequest is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a second bandwidth request and a secondpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the second payload carries thirddata, the second bandwidth request carries a data volume of fourth data,the data volume of the fourth data is acquired by subtracting a datavolume of the third data from a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the second bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a thirdbandwidth request and a third payload in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe third payload carries fifth data, the third bandwidth requestcarries a data volume of sixth data, the data volume of the sixth datais a data volume cached in the transmission container when the thirdbandwidth request is generated, and the OLT subtracts a data volume ofthe fifth data from the data volume of the sixth data to acquire a datavolume of seventh data and allocates a bandwidth according to the datavolume of the seventh data; and in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a fourth bandwidth request and a fourthpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the fourth payload carrieseighth data, the fourth bandwidth request carries a data volume of ninthdata, and the data volume of the ninth data is a data volume cached inthe transmission container when the fourth bandwidth request isgenerated.

As an exemplary implementation, the appointing module 802 includes asending unit and a receiving unit. The sending unit is configured tosend first indication information to the OLT, wherein the firstindication information is used for indicating the mode for sending thebandwidth request. The receiving unit is configured to receive secondindication information sent by the OLT, wherein the second indicationinformation is used for indicating the mode for sending the bandwidthrequest.

The above-mentioned device for sending a bandwidth request includes aprocessor and a memory. The above-mentioned first sending module 502,second sending module 602, third sending module 702, allocating module704, and appointing module 802 are all used as program units stored inthe memory, and the processor executes the above-mentioned program unitsstored in the memory to realize corresponding functions.

The processor includes a kernel which calls the corresponding programunits from the memory. One or more kernels are provided. The sendingorder of the payload and the bandwidth request is adjusted.Alternatively, the data volume carried in the payload is subtracted fromthe data volume carried in the bandwidth request to acquire acorresponding bandwidth allocation, which solves the problem thatinaccuracy of a situation, acquired by an OLT, about data to be sent inan ONU leads to inaccurate DBA allocation in the related technology, andimproves the accuracy of OLT bandwidth allocation.

The memory may include a volatile memory in a computer-readable medium,a random access memory (RAM) and/or a non-volatile memory, etc., such asa read-only memory (ROM) or a flash RAM. The memory includes at leastone storage chip.

In order to better understand the solutions recorded in the embodiments,specific descriptions are made below in combination with theaccompanying drawings.

X gigabit-capable passive optical networks (XG-PON) are taken as anexample. A situation about local data to be sent is indicated by adynamic bandwidth request upstream (DBRu), and data (which is carried inan XGTC payload) is sent immediately after the DBRu is sent in onebandwidth allocation. According to an XG-PON standard, the DBRu includesthe subsequently sent data (i.e. data carried in the XGTC payload). Sucha DBRu report includes the data that has been sent, and since the DBRuis sent at the front part of the bandwidth allocation, so the acquiredsituation about the data to be sent is not the latest situation. ThisDBRu method may report inaccurate local data information to be sent tothe OLT, which will lead to inaccurate DBA allocation.

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the presentdisclosure provides a method for sending a bandwidth request. FIG. 10 isa schematic diagram of an exemplary bandwidth allocation structureaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.10, in the improved DBA report method, in a bandwidth allocation, thedata is sent before the DBRu is sent. A generating moment of the DBRu isclose to or the same as a sending moment of the DBRu as much aspossible, so that the DBRu carries latest situation about the data to besent. As shown in FIG. 10, in an upstream frame format, the DBRu is setat the end of the bandwidth allocation, i.e., after the XGTC payload.The XGTC payload carries the sent data. In the DBRu, BufOcc, i.e. thedata volume of cached data, is indicated by three bytes; and a cyclicredundancy check (CRC) code is indicated by one byte.

Data sending: after an ONU acquires a bandwidth corresponding to aT-CONT, a bandwidth corresponding to the DBRu is reserved, data iscarried in the XGTC payload and sent, and the DBRu is prepared. The timefor preparing the DBRu is before the end of the bandwidth of the T-CONTand is kept as late as possible, so as to acquire the latest situationabout the data to be sent in a cache as much as possible.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary bandwidth allocationstructure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shownin FIG. 11, an ONU still adopts a conventional DBRu report method.However, after an OLT receives cached data in DBRu and a data volume ina subsequent XGTC payload, the data volume is subtracted from the cacheddata to acquire cached data reported by the ONU.

As shown in FIG. 11, the ONU still adopts the conventional DBRu reportmethod. However, before reporting, the ONU subtracts the data volumesent in the subsequent XGTC payload from the acquired cached data toacquire the cached data reported by the ONU, and the cached data is sentin a DBRu region.

The sending structural diagram shown in FIG. 11 is compatible with theconventional DBRu report method. The ONU selects a report method andindicates which report method is adopted in an upstream frame. In theimproved DBA report method, in a bandwidth allocation, data (payload) issent first, and then the DBRu is sent. A generating moment of the DBRuis close to or the same as a sending moment of the DBRu as much aspossible, so that the DBRu carries latest situation about the data to besent. As shown in FIG. 10, in an upstream frame format, the DBRu is setat the end of the bandwidth allocation, i.e., after the XGTC payload,wherein the XGTC payload carries the sent data.

Data sending: after an ONU acquires a bandwidth corresponding to aT-CONT, a bandwidth corresponding to the DBRu is reserved, data iscarried in the XGTC payload and sent, and the DBRu is prepared. The timefor preparing the DBRu is before the end of the bandwidth of the T-CONTand is kept as late as possible, so as to acquire the latest situationabout the data to be sent in a cache as much as possible.

There is a 9 bits Ind domain in an XGTC header of an upstream frame usedfor indicating part of upstream-sent options, original definitions ofthe Ind domain are as shown in the following table:

Bits Definition 8 PLOAM queue status, used for reporting a status of aPLOAM message queue 7-1 Reserved 0 Dying Gasp

Improved definitions of the Ind domain are:

Bits Definition 8 PLOAM queue status, used for reporting a status of aPLOAM message queue 7-6 00-Original DBRu report method 01-New DBRureport method 10-Original DBRu report method, the OLT processes the DBRu11-The report position of DBRu is at a start position of the bandwidthallocation, but the ONU processes the DBRu 5-1 Reserved 0 Dying Gasp

The bits 7-6 of the Ind domain being 10 indicates an improvement of theoriginal DBRu report method: the ONU still reports the DBRu according tothe original method, and the OLT needs to subtract the subsequently sentdata volume from the DBRu and use the subtraction result as thesituation about the data to be transmitted.

In the transmitting structure diagram shown in FIG. 11, it is alsopossible that the OLT indicates the ONU to adopt which DBRu reportmethod. In the improved DBA report method, in a bandwidth allocation,data is sent first, and then the DBRu is sent. A generating moment ofthe DBRu is close to or the same as a sending moment of the DBRu as muchas possible, so that the DBRu carries latest situation about the data tobe sent. In an upstream frame format, the DBRu is set at the end of thebandwidth allocation, i.e., after the XGTC payload. The XGTC payloadcarries the sent data.

Data sending: after an ONU acquires a bandwidth corresponding to aT-CONT, a bandwidth corresponding to the DBRu is reserved, data iscarried in the XGTC payload and sent, and the DBRu is prepared. The timefor preparing the DBRu is before the end of the bandwidth of the T-CONTand is kept as late as possible, so as to acquire the latest situationabout the data to be sent in a cache as much as possible.

There is a 9 bits Ind domain in an XGTC header of an upstream frame usedfor indicating part of upstream-sent options, original definitions ofthe Ind domain are:

Bits Definition 8 PLOAM queue status, used for reporting a status of aPLOAM message queue 7-1 Reserved 0 Dying Gasp

Bits Definition 8 PLOAM queue status, used for reporting a status of aPLOAM message queue 7-6 00-Original DBRu report method 01-New DBRureport method 10-Original DBRu report method, the OLT processes the DBRu11- The report position of DBRu is at a start position of the bandwidthallocation, but the ONU processes the DBRu 5-1 Reserved 0 Dying Gasp

The bits 7-6 of the Ind domain being 10 indicates an improvement of theoriginal DBRu report method: the ONU still reports the DBRu according tothe original method, and the OLT needs to subtract the subsequently sentdata volume from the DBRu and use the subtraction result as thesituation about the data to be transmitted.

The OLT indicates the ONU to adopt which DBRu report method on adownstream frame. This can be implemented by modifying the profile of anexisting PLOAM message, referring to the definitions of bits 34-35 inthe table.

Octet Content Description 1-2 ONU-ID Directed message to one ONU orbroadcast message to all ONUs. As a broadcast to all ONUs, ONU-ID =0x03FF. 3 0x01 Message type ID “Profile”. 4 SeqNo Unicast or broadcastPLOAM sequence number, as appropriate. 5 VVVV00PP VVVV-Four-bit profileversion. If the content of the profile changes, the OLT should ensurethat the version also changes, so that the ONU can detect updates solelyon the basis of the version field. PP-Two-bit profile index. 6 0000 000FFEC indication. F = 1: FEC on, F = 0: FEC off. 7 0000 DDDDDDDD-Delimiter length in octets; four-bit integer, range 0.8.  8-15Delimiter Aligned with the most significant end of the field; paddedwith 0x00; padding treated as “don't care” by the receiver 16 0000 LLLLLLLL-Preamble length in octets; four-bit integer; range 1-8. 17 000RRRRR RRRR-Five-bit preamble repeat count, range 0-31. The value 0specifies that the preamble is not transmitted at all. 18-25 PreamblePreamble pattern, aligned with the most significant end of the field;padded with 0x00; padding treated as “don't care” by the receiver. 26-33PON-TAG An 8-byte static identity of the OLT PON port that is chosen bythe operator and is used to blind the master session key (MSK) to thecontext of the security association (see clause 15.3.3). It isrecommended that PON-TAG be unique within at least the operator's domainand fixed for the lifetime of the system. For example, it may beacquired as a concatenation of 4-byte OLT Vendor-ID and a 4-byte VSSN ofthe PON port. 34 DBRu The highest two bits of the byte: 00-Original DBRureport method 01-New DBRu report method 10-Original DBRu report method,the OLT processes the DBRu 11-The report position of DBRu is at a startposition of the bandwidth allocation, but the ONU processes the DBRu35-40 Padding Set to 0x00 by the transmitter, treated as “don't care” bythe receiver. 41-48 MIC Message integrity check.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage mediumstoring a program. The program, when executed by the processor,implements the method for sending a bandwidth request. An embodiment ofthe present disclosure provides a processor. The processor is used forrunning a program. The program executes the method for sending abandwidth request at runtime.

FIG. 12 is a structural block diagram of an exemplary electronic device(equipment) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Anembodiment of the present disclosure provides a device. The deviceincludes at least one processor 1101, at least one memory 1102 connectedwith the processor, and a bus 1103. The processor and the memorycomplete mutual communication through a bus. The processor is configuredto call a program instruction from the memory to execute theabove-mentioned method for sending a bandwidth request. The deviceherein may be a server, a personal computer (PC), a PAD, a mobile phone,and the like.

The present disclosure provides a computer program product. Whenexecuted on a data processing device, the computer program product issuitable for executing and initializing a program having the followingmethod operation S1.

At S1, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, apayload and a bandwidth request are sent in sequence to an OLT, whereinthe payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a datavolume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidth requestis generated.

As an exemplary implementation, the computer program product provided bythe present disclosure is further suitable for executing a programhaving the following method operation S1.

At S1, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, abandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a datavolume of second data, and the data volume of the second data isacquired by subtracting a data volume of the first data from a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidth requestis generated.

As an exemplary implementation, the computer program product provided bythe present disclosure is further suitable for executing a programhaving the following method operations S1 and S2.

At S1, in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, abandwidth request and a payload are sent in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a datavolume of second data, and the data volume of the second data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the bandwidth requestis generated.

At S2, the OLT subtracts a data volume of the first data from the datavolume of the second data to acquire a data volume of third data andallocates a bandwidth according to the data volume of the third data.

As an exemplary implementation, the computer program product provided bythe present disclosure is further suitable for executing a programhaving the following method operation S1.

At S1, a mode for sending a bandwidth request is appointed between theONU and the OLT, wherein the ONU includes one or more transmissioncontainers, and the mode for sending the bandwidth request includes atleast one of the following:

in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga first payload and a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT,wherein the first payload carries first data, the first bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of second data, and the data volume of thesecond data is a data volume cached in the transmission container whenthe first bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, sending a second bandwidth requestand a second payload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the second payloadcarries third data, the second bandwidth request carries a data volumeof fourth data, the data volume of the fourth data is acquired bysubtracting a data volume of the third data from a data volume cached inthe transmission container when the second bandwidth request isgenerated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmissioncontainer, sending a third bandwidth request and a third payload insequence to the OLT, wherein the third payload carries fifth data, thethird bandwidth request carries a data volume of sixth data, the datavolume of the sixth data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the third bandwidth request is generated, and the OLTsubtracts a data volume of the fifth data from the data volume of thesixth data to acquire a data volume of seventh data and allocates abandwidth according to the data volume of the seventh data; and in abandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sending afourth bandwidth request and a fourth payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the fourth payload carries eighth data, the fourth bandwidthrequest carries a data volume of ninth data, and the data volume of theninth data is a data volume cached in the transmission container whenthe fourth bandwidth request is generated.

The present disclosure is described by referring to flowcharts and/orblock diagrams of methods, devices (systems) and computer programproducts according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. Itshould be understood that computer program instructions may implementeach flow and/or each block in the flow diagrams and/or the blockdiagrams and combination of the flows and/or the blocks in the flowdiagrams and/or the block diagrams. These computer program instructionsmay be provided for a general computer, a dedicated computer, anembedded processor or processing units of other programmable dataprocessing devices to generate a machine, thereby making theinstructions that are executed by the computer or the processing unitsof other programmable data processing devices generate devices forrealizing specified functions in one or multiple flows of the flowdiagrams and/or one or multiple blocks of the block diagrams.

In one typical configuration, the device includes one or more processors(e.g., Central Processing Units, CPUs), a memory, and a bus. The devicemay further include an input/output interface, a network interface, andthe like.

The memory may include a volatile memory in a computer-readable medium,a random access memory (RAM) and/or a non-volatile memory, etc., such asa read-only memory (ROM) or a flash RAM. The memory includes at leastone storage chip. The memory is an example of the compute-readablemedium.

The computer-readable medium includes persistent, non-persistent,movable, and unmovable media that can store information by using anymethod or technology. The information can be computer-readableinstructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Examplesof computer storage media include, but are not limited to, aPhase-change Random Access Memory (PRAM), a Static Random Access Memory(SRAM), a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of RAMs, anROM, an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), aflash memory or other internal memory technologies, a CD-ROM, a DigitalVideo Disk (DVD) or other optical memories, a magnetic cartridge typemagnetic tape, a magnetic tape/disk storage device or other magneticstorage devices or any other non-transmitting media, and may be used forstoring information that may be accessed by the computing device. Asdescribed in this article, the computer-readable media do not includetransitory media, such as modulated data signals and carriers.

It is worthwhile to note that the terms “comprise”, “include”, or anyother variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion,so that a process, a method, an article, or a device that includes alist of elements includes those elements and further includes otherelements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method,article, or device. Elements defined by a sentence “includes a/an . . .” do not exclude that the process, method, commodity or device thatincludes the elements still includes other identical elements withoutmore restrictions.

Persons skilled in the art should understand that the embodiment of thepresent disclosure may provide a method, a system or a computer programproduct. Therefore, the present disclosure may adopt the form of acomplete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or asoftware and hardware combination embodiment. In addition, the presentdisclosure may adopt the form of a computer program product implementedon one or multiple computer-sensitive storage media (including, but notlimited to, a magnetic disk memory, a compact disc read-only memory(CD-ROM), an optical memory and the like) including computer-sensitiveprogram codes.

The above contents are only the embodiments of the present disclosure,but not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those having ordinaryskill in the art can make various changes and modifications to thepresent disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements,improvements and the like that are made without departing from thespirit and the principle of the present disclosure shall all fall withinthe scope of claims of the present disclosure.

1. A method for sending a bandwidth request, comprising: in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a payload and abandwidth request in sequence to an optical line terminal (OLT), whereinthe payload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a volumeof second data, and the volume of the second data is a data volumecached in the transmission container when the bandwidth request isgenerated.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the bandwidthallocation acquired by the transmission container, sending the payloadand the bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT comprises: in thebandwidth allocation acquired by the transmission container, sending thepayload to the OLT; and after the payload is sent to the OLT, sendingthe bandwidth request at a tail position of the bandwidth allocation,wherein a difference between a generating moment of the bandwidthrequest and a sending moment of the bandwidth request is less than orequal to a preset difference.
 3. The method according to claim 1,wherein before sending the bandwidth request to the OLT, the methodfurther comprises at least one of the following: sending firstindication information to the OLT, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating a sending order of the payload andthe bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation; and receiving secondindication information sent by the OLT, wherein the second indicationinformation is used for indicating a sending order of the payload andthe bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation.
 4. A method forsending a bandwidth request, comprising: in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, sending a bandwidth request and apayload in sequence to an optical line terminal (OLT), wherein thepayload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a volume ofsecond data, and the volume of the second data is acquired bysubtracting a volume of the first data from a data volume cached in thetransmission container when the bandwidth request is generated.
 5. Themethod according to claim 4, wherein before sending the bandwidthrequest and the payload to the OLT, the method further comprises atleast one of the following: sending first indication information to theOLT, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating asending order of the payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidthallocation, and/or a calculating mode of the volume of the second data;and receiving second indication information sent by the OLT, wherein thesecond indication information is used for indicating a sending order ofthe payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation,and/or a calculating mode of the volume of the second data.
 6. A methodfor sending a bandwidth request, comprising: in a bandwidth allocationacquired by a transmission container, sending a bandwidth request and apayload in sequence to an optical line terminal (OLT), wherein thepayload carries first data, the bandwidth request carries a volume ofsecond data, and the volume of the second data is a data volume cachedin the transmission container when the bandwidth request is generated;subtracting, by the OLT, a volume of the first data from the volume ofthe second data to acquire a volume of third data and allocating, by theOLT, a bandwidth according to the volume of the third data.
 7. Themethod according to claim 6, wherein before in the bandwidth allocationacquired by the transmission container, sending the bandwidth requestand the load in sequence to the OLT, the method further comprises atleast one of the following: sending first indication information to theOLT, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating asending order of the payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidthallocation, and/or a calculating mode of the volume of the third data;and receiving second indication information sent by the OLT, wherein thesecond indication information is used for indicating a sending order ofthe payload and the bandwidth request in the bandwidth allocation,and/or a calculating mode of the volume of the third data.
 8. The methodaccording to claim 1, further comprising: appointing a mode for sendingthe bandwidth request between the ONU and the OLT, wherein the ONUcomprises one or more transmission containers, and the mode for sendingthe bandwidth request comprises at least one of the following: in abandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sending afirst payload and a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT,wherein the first payload carries first data, the first bandwidthrequest carries a volume of second data, and the volume of the seconddata is a data volume cached in the transmission container when thefirst bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquiredby a transmission container, sending a second bandwidth request and asecond payload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the second payloadcarries third data, the second bandwidth request carries a volume offourth data, the volume of the fourth data is acquired by subtracting avolume of the third data from a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the second bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a thirdbandwidth request and a third payload in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe third payload carries fifth data, the third bandwidth requestcarries a volume of sixth data, the volume of the sixth data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the third bandwidthrequest is generated, and the OLT subtracts a volume of the fifth datafrom the volume of the sixth data to acquire a volume of seventh dataand allocates a bandwidth according to the volume of the seventh data;in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga fourth bandwidth request and a fourth payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the fourth payload carries eighth data, the fourth bandwidthrequest carries a volume of ninth data, and the volume of the ninth datais a volume cached in the transmission container when the fourthbandwidth request is generated.
 9. The method according to claim 8,wherein appointing the mode for sending the bandwidth request betweenthe ONU and the OLT comprises at least one of the following: sending, bythe ONU, first indication information to the OLT, wherein the firstindication information is used for indicating the mode for sending thebandwidth request; receiving, by the ONU, second indication informationsent by the OLT, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating the mode for sending the bandwidth request.
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 14. A non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage mediumhaving a program stored thereon, wherein the program executes the methodaccording to claim 1 at runtime.
 15. An electronic device, comprising amemory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program,and the processor is configured to execute the method according to claim1 when running the computer program.
 16. The method according to claim4, further comprising: appointing a mode for sending the bandwidthrequest between the ONU and the OLT, wherein the ONU comprises one ormore transmission containers, and the mode for sending the bandwidthrequest comprises at least one of the following: in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a first payloadand a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT, wherein the firstpayload carries first data, the first bandwidth request carries a volumeof second data, and the volume of the second data is a data volumecached in the transmission container when the first bandwidth request isgenerated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmissioncontainer, sending a second bandwidth request and a second payload insequence to the OLT, wherein the second payload carries third data, thesecond bandwidth request carries a volume of fourth data, the volume ofthe fourth data is acquired by subtracting a volume of the third datafrom a data volume cached in the transmission container when the secondbandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquired by atransmission container, sending a third bandwidth request and a thirdpayload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the third payload carries fifthdata, the third bandwidth request carries a volume of sixth data, thevolume of the sixth data is a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the third bandwidth request is generated, and the OLTsubtracts a volume of the fifth data from the volume of the sixth datato acquire a volume of seventh data and allocates a bandwidth accordingto the volume of the seventh data; in a bandwidth allocation acquired bya transmission container, sending a fourth bandwidth request and afourth payload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the fourth payloadcarries eighth data, the fourth bandwidth request carries a volume ofninth data, and the volume of the ninth data is a data volume cached inthe transmission container when the fourth bandwidth request isgenerated.
 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein appointing themode for sending the bandwidth request between the ONU and the OLTcomprises at least one of the following: sending, by the ONU, firstindication information to the OLT, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating the mode for sending the bandwidthrequest; receiving, by the ONU, second indication information sent bythe OLT, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating the mode for sending the bandwidth request.
 18. The methodaccording to claim 6, further comprising: appointing a mode for sendingthe bandwidth request between the ONU and the OLT, wherein the ONUcomprises one or more transmission containers, and the mode for sendingthe bandwidth request comprises at least one of the following: in abandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sending afirst payload and a first bandwidth request in sequence to the OLT,wherein the first payload carries first data, the first bandwidthrequest carries a volume of second data, and the volume of the seconddata is a data volume cached in the transmission container when thefirst bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidth allocation acquiredby a transmission container, sending a second bandwidth request and asecond payload in sequence to the OLT, wherein the second payloadcarries third data, the second bandwidth request carries a volume offourth data, the volume of the fourth data is acquired by subtracting avolume of the third data from a data volume cached in the transmissioncontainer when the second bandwidth request is generated; in a bandwidthallocation acquired by a transmission container, sending a thirdbandwidth request and a third payload in sequence to the OLT, whereinthe third payload carries fifth data, the third bandwidth requestcarries a volume of sixth data, the volume of the sixth data is a datavolume cached in the transmission container when the third bandwidthrequest is generated, and the OLT subtracts a volume of the fifth datafrom the volume of the sixth data to acquire a volume of seventh dataand allocates a bandwidth according to the volume of the seventh data;in a bandwidth allocation acquired by a transmission container, sendinga fourth bandwidth request and a fourth payload in sequence to the OLT,wherein the fourth payload carries eighth data, the fourth bandwidthrequest carries a volume of ninth data, and the volume of the ninth datais a data volume cached in the transmission container when the fourthbandwidth request is generated.
 19. The method according to claim 18,wherein appointing the mode for sending the bandwidth request betweenthe ONU and the OLT comprises at least one of the following: sending, bythe ONU, first indication information to the OLT, wherein the firstindication information is used for indicating the mode for sending thebandwidth request; receiving, by the ONU, second indication informationsent by the OLT, wherein the second indication information is used forindicating the mode for sending the bandwidth request.
 20. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readablestorage medium having a program stored thereon, wherein the programexecutes the method according to claim 4 at runtime.
 21. An electronicdevice, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores acomputer program, and the processor is configured to execute the methodaccording to claim 4 when running the computer program.
 22. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readablestorage medium having a program stored thereon, wherein the programexecutes the method according to claim 6 at runtime.
 23. An electronicdevice, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores acomputer program, and the processor is configured to execute the methodaccording to claim 6 when running the computer program.